Exemptio n No . 1046 5 UNITE D STATE S O F AMERICA DEPARTMEN

T O F TEtANSPORTATIO

N FEDERA L AVIATIO N ADMINISTRATION KANSA S CITY , M

O 6410 6

I n th e matte r

o f th e petitio n o f VnaN G AI RLIMITE D fo r a n exemptio n from § 23.1549(b ) ofTitlcH , Codeo f Federa l Regulation s Regulator y Docke t No . FAA-2011-134 5

GRAN T O F EXEMPTIO N B y lette r date dNovember

30,2011 , Mr . Ada

mDennis , Certificatio n Eagineer , Vikin g Ai r Limite d(VAL) , 195 9 d e Havillan dWay , Sidney , Britis h Columbi aV8 L 5V 5 petitione dth e Federal Aviatio n Administratio n (FAA) o n behal f o f VAL fo r a n exemptio n from § 23.1549(b ) o f

Titl e 14 , Code o f

Federa l Regulation s (1 4 CFR) . Th e propose dexemption , if granted , woul dallo w VA

L t o temporaiil y us e th e color white i n lieu o f

gree n o n th e Honeywel l Primu s Ape x (ApexTM ) Electroni c Fligh t Instrumen t System(EFIS ) t o depic t norma l engin e operatin g condition s durin g certificatio n testin g o f th e VA L DHC-6 , Serie s 40 0 Twi n Ottc t

airplane . Th e petitione r

request s relie f

fro mth e followin g regulation : Sectio n 23.1549(b ) prescribes , i n pertinen t

part , that : ^(h ) Eac h normal operatin g rang e mus t b e marke dwit

h agreen ar c o r

gree n line , no t extendin g beyon dth e maximu man dminimu msaf e limits; " Th e petitione r

support s it s rcqueii t

with th e followin g information : Th e petitione r

states : "Vildn g Ai r

Limite d(VAL) request s atemporar y exemptio n fromth e requirement s o f

1 4 CF R23.1549(b ) fo

r th e VA L DHC- 6 Serie s 40 0 (Twi n ACE-12-129- EOtter ) t o th e exten t necessar y t o allo w FA

A typ e certificatio n of

th e aircraf

t with th e curren t

Honeywell Primu s Apex^' ^ engin e displays . A s condition s fo

r grantin g th e requeste dtemporar y exemption , VA

L commit s t o th e following : 1 . VA L workin g wit

h Honeywell Internationa

l Inc . wil l desig n an dcertif y a n engin e displa

y configuratio n o n Primu s ApexT M for th e DHC- 6 Serie s 40 0 specifi c t o meetin g th e FA A norma l engin e displa

y colo r requirement s a s specifie di n FA R23.1549(b) . 2 . Thi s desig n an dcertificatio n wil l b e accomplishe dwithi n fifteen (15 ) motilh s o f grantin g this exemption . 3 . VAL wil l provid e aservic e bulleti n to all US-registere dfieldaircraf t afte r certifyin g th e ne w displa

y configuration. " Th e FAA ha s determine dtha t goo dcaus e exist s fo

r waivin g th e requiremen t

fo r Federal Registe r pubhcatio n becaus e th e exemption , i f granted , woul dno t

set aprecedent , an dan y delay i n actin g o n thi s petitio n woul dh e detrimenta l t o VAL . Th e FAA' s analysi s i s a s follows ; Th e FAA find s that : 1 . Th e integratio n o n th e Apcx ^ an dwit h Cre w Alertin g System(CAS ) messages , dynami c cautio n an dwarnin g engin e displa y ranges , an dintegratio n wit h th e Maste r

Cautio n / Warnin g (MCW ) Syste machieve s ahig h level o f safet y tha t ensure s immediate pilo t awarenes s o f

cautio n or

warnin g conditions . 2 . Th e integrate dcockpi t

envi]X)nmen

t develope daroun dHoneywell' s Primu s Apex^" ^ als o enhance s th e availabilit y of engin e informatio n o n bot h th e pilo t an dco-pilot' s Primar

y Fligh t Display s (PFD's) . 3 . Th e overal l integratio n o f th e cockpit , th e cautio n an dwarnin g level CA S message s availabl e with respec t

t o engin e torqu e an dT5 displays , an dth e associate ddigital display invers e vide o cautio n an dwarnin g leve l displa y desig n effectively provide s th e cre w wit h curren t operatin g information , crew alerting , an dachiev e ahigh degre e of

safety . 4 . Th e denial o f

this petitio n fo

r exemptio n woul ddela

y th e Unite dState s certificatio n o f th e DHC- 6 Serie s 40 0 airplan e fo r approximately fiftee

n (15 ) months . VA L an dU.S . DHC- 6 Serie s 40 0 operator s woul dexperienc e significant revenu e los s a s aresult . Additionally , th e U S Arm y woul db e delaye dacces s t o th e aircraft . Thi s dela y ma y als o resul t i n aircraf t orde r cancellation s an

drevenu e los s fo

r Viking' s U S parmer s an dsuppliers , includin g Honeywel l International . Th e FAA' s Decisio n I n consideratio n o f

th e foregoing , I findtha

t agrant of exemptio n i s i

n th e publi c interest . Therefore , pursuan t

t o th e authorit

y containe di n 4 9 U.S. C § § 4011 3 an d44701 , delegate dt om e b y th e Adininistrator , Vikin g Air Limite di s grante da

n exemptio n wit

h time-limited condition s from§23,1549(b ) t o th e extent necessar y t o allo w typ e certificatio n o f th e mode l DHC- 6 Serie s 40 0 airplane s wit h engin e indication s no t

i n complianc e wit

h th e requirement s o f § 23.154 9 (b) . Fo r

th e mode l DHC- 6 Serie s 40 0 airplanes , thi s exemptio n i s subjec t t o th e followin g condition s an dlimitations : Condition s an dLimitation s 1 . Vikin g Ai

r Limite dmus t

certif y an dincorporate into th e productio n lin e requirement s for

engin e indication s fiiUy compliant wit h th e requiriement s o f

§ § 23,1549(a) , (b) , an d(c) , int o th e mode l DHC- 6 Scrie s 40 0 airplane s n o late r than Jul y 3 U 2013 . 2 . Vikin g Air

Limite dmus t

retrofit th e mode l DHC- 6 Serie s 40 0 airplane s delivere d unde r th e term s o f

th e exemptio n wit

h th e new engin e indication s describe di n Conditio n I abov e n o late r

than December

31 , 2013 . 3 . Unti l th e incorporatio n o f th e change s require di

n Condition s 1 an d2 o f

this efxemptio n hav e been completed , Vikin g Air Limite dmus t

ad dt o th e airplan e flight

manua l (AFM ) adescriptio n o f

di e indication s an

dthei r non-compliant

us e o f color , an dth e necessary instruction s fo

r properl y interpretin g indications . 4 . Fo r airplane s subjec t

to Conditio n 2 of

thi s exemption , th e operatin g limitation s section , o f th e airplan e flight

manua l (AFM ) mus t

includ e ihe . followin g statement . "N o perso n ma

y operAt e thi s airplan e afte

r Decembe r 31,2013 , unles s th e engin e indication s hav e been modifiedi n accordanc e wit

h th e term s o f Exemptio n No . " Thi s statemen t

ma y b e remove dfromth e AF M afte r th e require dmodificatio n ha s bee n made . Thi s exemptio n tenmnate s o n July 31,2013 , unles s soone r supersede do r

rescinded . Issue di n Kansa s CityvMO , o n March 1 . 2012 ,

Joh n Colom y Actin g Matiager , Smal l Airplan e Directorat e Aircraf t Certificatio n Servic e